Let's have another dishwashing thread.Tell us how you wash your dishes, whether manual or by machine. Ask questions about dishwashing to improve your game.If you're a professional in the field, your insight would be especially valuable here!LinksAn introduction to dishwashing by the American Cleaning Institute:https://www.cleaninginstitute.org/cleaning-tips/dishes/dishwashing-made-easyConsumer Reports' dishwasher buying guide:https://www.consumerreports.org/appliances/dishwashers/buying-guide/George Orwell's experiences as a dishwasher:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Down_and_Out_in_Paris_and_London
Soak until im out of dishes. Wash until clean enough for next round. Repeat
>>22003149I put most things in the dishwasher and hand wash stuff that I can't or that it would be a bad idea to put in the dishwasher. Knives or large pots, for example, I'd hand wash. This is the dumbest fucking thread on the board, even dumber than the fast food ones. I'm doing you a favor typing this because 5 people will reply to me defending you and bump the thread so you're welcome.I'm out.
>An increasing number of brands are building WiFi connectivity into their dishwashers so that you can monitor the machine or even start a cycle remotely by downloading an app to your phone.
>>22003149soak, scrub, rinse, dry. it's not that complicated. only thing is figuring out an efficient flow for your kitchen. like, if you don't have space you can probably skip soaking. but yeah there's really not all that much to it. it gets overblown. just put on some music and do it. my only real "pro tip" is invest in nice, heavy duty sponges or a good brush. don't cheap out on some flimsy sponges with no scrubbing power. it will make it way more work than it needs to be.
>>22003213Heavy is the heart that downloads a dishwasher app.
>>22003149i clogged my dishwasher with beeswax
>>22003149>Tell us how you wash your dishes, whether manual or by machine. Ask questions about dishwashing to improve your game.Scrub them manually, then into the dishwasher on the Sanitize Option. Unless you enjoy cleaning out the dishwasher's filter frequently YOU are there to CLEAN the dishes and the dishwashing machine is there to STERILIZE them at a water temp that would scald human hands. If something is particularly baked on I soak it overnight and if it's burnt on a pan/pot I cover it in a 1/4 inch of vinegar and boil it on the stove as the combo high heat and acidity will dissolve and loosen any carbon bits/staining. >If you're a professional in the field, your insight would be especially valuable here!If you live in area with hard water, buy a big bag of citric acid (sold in grocercy stores as Lemi-Shine at a markup) and sprinkle 2 tbs into the tub every 2-3 cycles to prevent mineral buildup which can clog the pencil eraser-sized water jet holes on the sprayer arms (see picrel) resulting in poor performance. Also make sure to run your hot tap water for 30 seconds to prime the intake plumbing with hot water before starting a dishwasher cycle.
>>22003235How do you even do that
rubber gloves, max/scalding hot water to avoid burns. stack everything, run it under the faucet, don't turn the faucet off. put all cutlery into a single cup, or a plate if no cups. scrub with a detergent stick (sponge that holds detergent in the handle). come back in 30 minutes when it's more or less dry, and spray the sponge pad with isopropyl alcoholwhat a bizarre thread
>>22003287i melted a bunch of beeswax to make candles and when i was done i put the bowls in the dishwasher and whatever was stuck to them melted off into the lines at the bottom of the dishwasher...
>>22003299why are you making candles? normal people don't make candles. that sounds like something someone with culture or an intellectual would pursue. but you can't be either of those things because you ultimately clogged your dishwasher like an uncultured retard.
>>22003288I never heard of spraying a sponge with alcohol, thanks
>>22003302i read somewhere that those sponge heads need to be changed once a week, but that's fucking retarded, probably some garbage written by a jew who wants to sell more sponge heads. the argument is that bacteria can gather there, so i am sure spritzing isopropyl can at least partially counter growth, and extend brush head usage to a month at most
>>22003149For large load I'll just use dishwasher. Small load i fill sink with hot water, soap and dirty dishes. Scrub dishes with brush, rinse, rack on drying rack to dry.This is a first rate low iq thread. 11 out of 10, would reply again.
For hand cleaning I use a sponge for up to 3 weeks and then toss. I know there’s methods to desensitize them but since they’re less than a dollar a piece I don’t bother with it. I’ll do a full sink cleaning and then put a new sponge out>>22003318When you’re putting a large load in your dishwasher do you wait until it’s just the two of you left after closing?
Odd thread but I have a related question. Is there any better way to clean oil/grease than wiping it off with paper towels? Of course if I deep fry I dump most of it in a container to trash. But that still leaves a bit to wipe out. I'm using cast iron or a CS wok.
>>22003393>When you’re putting a large load in your dishwasher do you wait until it’s just the two of you left after closing?She's a big girl so I usually need a helper.
>>22003318>hurr me smart washing dishes is so simple just bung it in all in stankwaterenjoy your stinky plates
>>22003149i use the absolute minimum amount of utensils and plates so the dishes never stack up, i almost exclusively use one large dutch oven for all oven things and for frying vegetables instead of a frying pan, and a small saucepan for rice and whatever else, maybe if im making pasta or boiling eggs i use a larger saucepan but only if im using it only for boiling water, then one large plate for dinner and one small plate for bread or for microwaving eggs but usually i just put the bread directly on the table, i have paper plates but i dont like using them but when im microwaving i put the paper plate ontop of the plate so the microwave dosent get dirty, i'll usually leave things dirty until i need it then i clean it on the spot
There are 3 things to consider, water soluble substances, oil/fat and substances stuck in microscopic pores and cracks on the plate surface, for example burnt substances in dishes you use in the oven or dried dough or sauces.Immediate rinsing or a long soak followed by scouring removes most of the substances on the surface and exposes the surface for deep cleaning. However there will always be a tiny amount of dirt stuck to the plate, some substances like fish can leave a nasty lingering small even in a few parts per million.A quick scrub with dish soap only removes a thin layer of oil, to penetrate deeper you need to apply pressure with a soft sponge to squeeze the soapy water into every crevice to squish the oil around exposing its inner layers. You then need to leave it while the soap gradually penetrate for a few minutes before rinsing. Rinsing may also require a bit of pressure. If you can smell the dish soap you haven't rinsed it properly, it means dish soap perfume is still amidst dish soap molecules in turn embedded on something stuck to the plate.Some substances form a chemical bond with the plate or dish itself, particularly if you've burned something. A long soak and a steel scourer will remove most of it and the rest is well and truly part of the dish and won't come out into your food. If the dish is metal you can sometimes sand off a thin layer. It is why some cooks use brass or copper pans.Hot water helps a little though isn't necessary.Antibac isn't really necessary either, microbes are fucked in any case.
>>22003711>enjoy your stinky platesThey add flavour
>>22003697depending on the grease you could wipe it off with a slice of bread and then eat itor just use a fuckton of soap/detergent
>>22003149The maid does mine. It used to be the cook, but we had to downsize with the increase in cost of living in the last several years. Anyway, I'm not sure how she goes about the washing, I think she uses the machine at least occasionally. I'm pretty sure I hear the faint whirring sound of it running sometimes late at night?
>>22003149good thread opi knew a hippy once who gave the dirty dishes to her dogs to tongue rinse
>>22003149>to improve your game.Give her a little elbow grease and if Sergeant Linecook burns a pan leave your old apron under his carseat
>>22003700For you
>>22003149Living by myself, I find that hand washing isn't too much effort but in my next apartment I'm definitely investing in a dish washer. Also anons does anyone else hate hand washing glasses or deep bowls? I'm always afraid I'll leave some dish washing liquid in.
>>22004067>Also anons does anyone else hate hand washing glasses or deep bowls? I'm always afraid I'll leave some dish washing liquid in.You can rinse it repeatedly, right? That uses a lot of water, yes, but if you're above the poverty line it should be okay.
>>22004185Well yes, that's what I do... rinse it repeatedly to make sure there is no dish soap left in it.
>>22003149Make food. Dirty maybe 2 pansPlate foodBlast pans with high pressure sprayer while they're still warm removing 99% of food as food cools off slightly. Enjoy mealEnjoy eveningCome back and rub briskly with a scrub mommy and some dawn and put pans back on the stove.People who leave their sponges full of food residue and reuse them for weeks are subhumans.
I have a dishwasher since last December (bought on Black Friday sale), and I am really happy with it. Got a pretty decent one with high energy rating, the new rating ladder that accounts for water consumption too, i guess? (EU here).I really like how it cleans but:1- whatever has a "cuppy" side up will be full of water after cycle, be sure to drain it 2- autism stacking pans and dishes seems to be quite less relevant than I expected. I don't know how, but it seems to clean even parts that seemingly stack "hidden" from waterjets, but that said, I diligently fill my washer neatly arranging stuff3- mine has a specific slim cutlery tray and it is really a good thing, I don't have to guess where to put them4- don't put anything made of Aluminium in there, they will come out stained, at metal level, it is like a kind of oxidation. First observed in a potato masher that came out really darkened, and then some cheap pot lids. That's really a shame.all in all very satisfied. it may be an expensive and somehow unnecessary appliance in some cases, but boy does it saves you precious after dinner time
>>22004216>high energy economy ratingdang it
>>22003149I rinse the dishes under the sink and put them in the machine. What's to discuss?
I am a professionalI scrape my dishes and then put them in the dishwasherIf the dishwasher doesn't clean them I just put them back in the dishwasher
>>22003149>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Down_and_Out_in_Paris_and_LondonMmm, started reading this a few years ago, but have yet to finish it. I loved the part where he becomes a server and learns how to get big tips from the rich clientele.
>>22003149The only "Tip" i can come up with is having a dish on the side with warm, soapy and clean water. I dip the sponge into it to refill it with soapy water as I clean. Saves on soap and increases cleaning ability.Use the fact that you now use less soap overall to get yourself some good soap, as in soap that smells nice in your opinion.
If you have an electic kettle (apparently many americans don't), in addition to the obvious (Pressing the moisture out of the sponge when done with dishes), you can pour some boiling water over it once a week or so, which makes it get nasty much less quickly.
>>22003697>Odd thread but I have a related question. Is there any better way to clean oil/grease than wiping it off with paper towels?reheat it and pour it into the trashbag. Make sure you pour it carefully or you'll sear a whole in the side of the bag.
>>22003149I just washed some dishes at home today. Everyone seems to hate it but I find it very comforting and relaxing. Put on some music or talk radio on in the background and it's just you and the bubbles. I don't trust people who can't wash dishes.
>>22003240>the dishwashing machine is there to STERILIZE them at a water temp that would scald human handsYou are a cuck who has fallen for big corpo propaganda. No one needs a dishwasher, you are doing the same thing twice and paying 10 times as much. No one ever got sick eating from a plate that was washed by hand. Hell you won't even get sick eating from a plate you just spray with a bit of warm water. Most of you cattle can't even comprehend a world outside of your protective bubble. That's why the first time you ever trip and fall and land on ground you instantly get 5 life threatening viruses because you are terrified of eating your sandwich if the plate hasn't been baked at 10000 kelvin for an hour.
>>22004490Do whatever you want at home, but there's a reason public-health authorities require restaurants to wash their dishes at a high temperature.
>>22003149Is this about being a dish nigga at restaurants? Or washing dishes at home? Damn it was a shit job but at least they let me get drunk at work.
>>22003213>start a cycle remotely by downloading an appLiterally zero use case for this until they come up with dishes that also load themselves into the machine remotely. As long as you're loading the machine yourself, you're right there to turn it on too.I would ask "what were they thinking" but the obvious answer is data hoarding to sell analytics.
>>22003149when there's no money for dishwasher liquid thing i just use detergent (powder) and water, rinse well so you don't intoxicate yourself thoughi usually first 'organise' everything on the sink, plates stacked on one side, cups on the other, and a particularly heavy/big cup with all the cutlery, and just leaving all the pans/pots aside to wash at lasti use the typical yellow and green sponge, thought i usually cut them in halves because my hand is small and it's more easy to get a smaller sponge inside cups, not to mention they get more 'soft' quicker, and you're not fighting with the sponge to get into small spaces...dont rinse BEFORE scrubbing, it's not necessary unless there's dry bits of food on the plates or any sticky residue from soda or sometimes yogurt on the cups, leave the faucet just barely open so there's a small but steady stream of water coming out, rinse a little the cup/plate and scrub, if there's something still sticked into it just... scrub more until it's gonei stack everything on the side of the sink (cup/plates/cutlery) and then rinse them all at the same time to save more water I don't dry anything usually, just leave the cups upside down and the plates on that plastic thing I forgot the name of, you do have to put everything into place when they're dry, or sometimes some dust colects there
>>22004490it's an american, they're all stupid
>>22004715yes, because the illegal immigrants and drug addicts in the kitchen dont wash their hands after they shit.
